Review: Samsung X830 / Samsung Blush

Samsung X830 Review

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The Samsung X830 (or the Samsung Blush as the pink version has been nicknamed) is a tiny music player phone with a rotating design. There's no doubt that this is a very trendy, cool-looking phone that is packed with features and is a real head turner. Available in black, white, pink and orange, the X830 is one of the smallest and lightest phones ever. When closed, all you can see is the screen and the click wheel used for navigation and controlling the music player. Swivel the phone open, and you can make calls and have access to a full keypad.

Now it has to be said that rotating design phones are not new, and have a sad history. Motorola introduced the V70 and V80 rotating phones a few years back. They were cool-looking phones and seemed good on paper, but were notoriously unreliable and difficult to use. Sony Ericsson's S700i was more successful, with a better design, proving that rotating phones can work if they are designed well. The benefits of the rotating design are that, like a slide phone, you can make a very compact phone with a large screen, and Samsung have really made the most of this with the X830 - it's a tiny phone! The X830 concept does work in fact, thanks to the introduction of the click wheel navigation. This makes it possible to access most of the phone's functions very easily without having to open the phone, and so the device becomes a very small music player/camera/organiser. The problems start when you open the phone to make a call. Because the X830 is so narrow, the keypad is arranged with a strange layout, with keys in unfamiliar places. With a bit of practice you can get used to this, but the other problem is that the phone becomes very long and thin when fully opened and is cumbersome to hold. This is the price you pay for having such a tiny & trendy phone!

Moving on to the functionality of the phone, we are impressed. Samsung have packed a lot of features into the X830. The main feature of the X830 is the music player. This is a high quality player that supports all of the popular formats including MP3, WMA and AAC. The click wheel and user interface make the player very easy to use. Audio quality is high with 3D surround sound and support for a stereo Bluetooth headset. Amazingly Samsung have packed in a whole Gigabyte of memory, giving plenty of space for storing music without the need to buy a memory card. With fast USB 2.0 connectivity and Bluetooth, putting music onto the phone is quick and straightforward. Flight mode lets you use the music player with the phone offline.

The phone is also equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, a speakerphone, Java games, 64-voice MP3 ringtones, fast internet access via EDGE and is triband. Battery life is acceptable but not particularly high.

Buy this phone for style, for its tiny size and for its great music player feature. Don't buy it if ease-of-use is your top priority or if you take a lot of photos with your phone. The X830 has now been replaced by the Samsung F210, which is a much improved phone.

Features of the Samsung X830 include:

• 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
• Video camera (MPEG4 format)
• Display: TFT, 262k colours, 128 x 220 pixels
• Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+ and WMA formats)
• 3D surround sound
• MP3 ringtones / 64 voice polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Voice memo recorder
• Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS
• Java games
• Personal organiser
• Caller ID (Text/Photo)
• WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10, EDGE
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0
• Memory: 1 Gbyte flash memory
• Flight mode
• Triband
• Size: 84 x 30 x 20 mm
• Weight: 72g
• Talk time: 5 hours
• Battery standby: 230 hours

Samsung X830 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Kate from England on 1st Apr 2007
CANT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PHONE WITHOUT SAYING ABOUT THE MEMORY FIRST, I HAVE 251 SONGS, 171 PICS AND 11 VIDEOS ON MINE AND ITS STILL GOT SOME MORE MEMORY LEFT! THE LOOK OF THE PHONE IS BRILL, I GET LOADS OF PEOPLE ASKING ME ABOUT IT, MOSTLY STRANGERS! I THOUGHT THE UNUSUAL KEYPAD WOULD BE REALLY HARD TO USE BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS I WAS COMPLETELY USED TO IT. IF I USE ANY OTHER PHONE NOW IT SEEMS REALLY THICK AND ODD TO USE! THE MUSIC PLAYER IS GREAT, YOU CAN MAKE PLAYLISTS, SCROLL THROUGH THE SONGS WHILE LISTENING TO THE CURRENT SONG, THE WHEEL DESIGN MAKES IT LOOK MORE LIKE AN MP3 PLAYER THAN A PHONE. THE FEW PROBLEMS I DO FIND WITH THE MUSIC PLAYER THO IS IF I RECEIVE TXT WHILE ITS PLAYING THEN MOST OF THE TIME I DONT REALISE AS THE VIBRATION ISNT VERY STRONG AND THERE IS NO SYMBOL TO SAY A TXT HAS BEEN RECIEVED. OTHER PROBLEMS I FIND WITH THE PHONE IS THAT THE RINGING TONE ISNT VERY LOUD AND I VERY OFTEN MISS CALLS. THE SCREEN IS A LITTLE ON THE SMALL SIDE AND THE PICURE S DONT LOOK OF THE GREATEST QUALITY ON THE SRCEEN BUT WHEN PUT ONTO MY PC THEY ARE AS GOOD AS ANY PHONE. I TEND TO LINK MY PHONE TO MY PC THROUGH MY BLUETOOTH DEVICE ALTHOUGH I DID HAVE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH SENDING PICTURES FROM MY FONE TO PC WITH THIS ALTHOUGH WHEN I USED THE USB PORT PROVIDED THERE WAS NO PROB. TALKING OF PHOTO'S IT WOULD BE LOVELY IF THERE WAS A FLASH ON IT AS IT MEANS YOU NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE WELL LIT TO TAKE A PIC! THE GAMES ARENT GREAT BUT I DONT PLAY THEM SO THATS NO LOSS FOR ME. I FIND I SOMETIMES HAVE ERRORS SENDING ONE TXT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHICH CAN BE ANNOYING. BATTERY LIFE IS GOOD, NOT EXCELLENT BUT ALOT BETTER THAN SOME PHONES IVE HAD. I LOVE THE ATTACHMENT FOR THE HANDSFREE AS IT MEANS I CAN LINK IT TO MY MP3 PLAYER SPEAKERS WHICH MAKES IT VERY LOUD! OVERALL IF YOU WANT A PHONE PACKED WITH FEATURES, TAKE LOADS OF PIC'S AND PLAY GAMES THEN I WOULDNT RECOMEND THIS PHONE. H0WEVER IF YOU LIKE AN UNUSUAL PHONE THATS A TALKING POINT AND LOVE MUSIC ON YOU PHONE THEN GET THIS! ITS FAR FROM THE WORSE PHONE YOU COULD GET! I DONT REGRET BUYING IT!
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Reviewed by ali from uk on 31st Mar 2007
this fone s brill ive got 80 songs plus 79 pic s on it its brilliant havent got one BUY IT NOW
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Reviewed by jennifer from scotland on 29th Mar 2007
this phone is one of the best phone's i ever bought i wasn't to sure at the start with the smallness of it. But it can hold 200 songs on it well i managed it. texting with it good better then my last phone v3i it a phone you should go for if you into your music it takes good pics too.
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Reviewed by charlotte from england on 29th Mar 2007
I read a few reviews of this phone and they all said it was good but is hard to get used to the keypad. As soon as i got used to using the keypad it was really easy to use. Its nice and thin aswell so can fit in pockets easily.
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Reviewed by Natalie from thanet (kent) on 28th Mar 2007
I have had a samsung x83o Blush for about 2 months now and already by downloading the songs and type of music that i like from orange it has started to say that the file is unsupported when two days earlier it was playing fine and phoned orange and they said that there was a fault with the download when there clearly wasnt and then just 3 days ago the left button under the swivle has stopped clicking so i wouldnt rate this phone very well if you want to buy this phone i wouldnt recommend haveing it for more than two months and i have to have this for another 15 months also i have asked a couple of other people what they thought of the phones and they said that the music player was giving them unsuppoorted files and that the left clicker under the swivle had stopped working so there is most definatly a fault with the phones. I have to admit though i do love the phone its just really rubbish i had to buy an ipod because it waasnt working properly and when its in your pocket or bag it opens itself up i almost cracked the screen because of it. but overall onli get it if you already have a digital camera and an ipod or mp3
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Reviewed by trendsetter from England on 23rd Mar 2007
This phone is amazing! My friend bought a pink one and I liked it so much I bought one too! Very girly and sexy. Im a music fan and all of my favourite songs are in my phone so I can listen to music whenerver I want. Hahaha everyone is jealous! Its very pretty and I just LOVE it. Some people told me its very bad, liars. It does have a keypad very difficult to use, though. Oh, who cares. Im not really an SMS maniac anyway. Suits me excellent. You must buy one. Believe me!
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Reviewed by ash from uk on 23rd Mar 2007
loved the phone, got used to texting after a day despite the strange layout. swivel system is suprisingly sturdy too. buy it if yr main interest is something compact with a v good music playing facility.
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Reviewed by omz from uk on 23rd Mar 2007
ive got a 1 gig, samsung x830, and i have 647 tunes on it. its a great phone, i must admit tho, it took me a while until i could ghet used to the textin lol. but other than that its the trendiest phone ive had yet
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Reviewed by rafe delaney from england on 18th Mar 2007
its a very cool phone !! buy 1 if u already have'nt !!
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Reviewed by Megz<3 from England on 17th Mar 2007
The last person that wrote that the memory only holds a half 2minute song is either got a faulty phone or is talking rubbish! My friends got this phone and has got 52 songs on it! Plus it can hold up to 260-320 songs! It even says! It's like having an Mp3 Player trust me I look into phones and this phone is Brill and so cute and fab! I <3 it!
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Reviewed by lilshortyjess from uk on 14th Mar 2007
i love this phone sooo much,it has a great design..texting is a bit hard at the moment only got it yesterday but i will get used to it,1gb of memory,ok camara,i have it in white wanted it in pink but they only do it on orange=(amazing phone.my only problem with it is that you cant download games
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Reviewed by craig from uk on 14th Mar 2007
this phone is baaad it does nothing i want it 2 it does not listen 2 me plz dont buy it its really bad go for the w850i much better
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Reviewed by bob from UK on 10th Mar 2007
So cool!
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Reviewed by Jess from Liverpool on 10th Mar 2007
Boss phone buy it!
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Reviewed by Loo from dno on 10th Mar 2007
Im sorry but this phone is SHOCKING.. wots the point in having a camera on your phone if you cant even see the pictures u take with it because the screen is about as wide as a piece of string... dont buy unless you wanna luk lyk a complete retard walking down the street with a piece of junk 2 your ear! [PEACE] X
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Reviewed by bethan caine from england on 9th Mar 2007
I think this phone is faboulous you can get it in different colours and also it is easy to fit into your pockets and fit in small spaces
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Reviewed by courtney from england on 8th Mar 2007
this fone is mint it has evrything you want on it and has great memory. the colours and style of this fone are great and the fone itself is just mindblowing!! the click wheel function is alo good too and the 2 collumned keypad is great a bit hard to get use too when texting. overall this fone is absoloutley great!!! buy it now ppl!!!!!!!!! courtney x x x
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Reviewed by tianna from england on 7th Mar 2007
really lovely phone, feel in love with it even more wen i got it only problem was that i had no reception so had to send it back :(
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Reviewed by tianna (2nd review) from england on 12th Mar 2007
thought i had problem with reception but turned out to be the sim, this phone is lush,it take's abit of getting use to with 2 lines of numbers but it is easy to use, the sound quality is fine and the camera's not that bad. it holds 200 txt's, 1000 music, photo's,sounds etc , if thats not enough you do have a usb cable to download onto your pc. this is the best phone i've had, i really love it, if your after something abit different but really fun then this is for you
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Reviewed by laura from uk on 2nd Mar 2007
i am very happy with this desighn and hope that the company come up with more ideas very soon the best part of this phone is that the way that it is so slim and yet it still can hold all thouse things the technoligy is becoming much better and i do wish to get this phone in the nere future.... the down fall is that one of the colours are dredful it is very bright and hidious i gess you all might of worked out wich 1 i mean the bright orange one
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Reviewed by Becca from England on 1st Mar 2007
this fne is excellent, my boyfriend has it, bluetooth, 200 txts on da fne storage, best point is da music it can hold loads of songs, my boyfriend has over 60 songs on his so yh its an excellent fne and i wud recommend it 2 any1 who wnts a decent fne that they can listen 2 music on as well, o and the camera quality is gd 2. xx
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Reviewed by sarah from England on 1st Mar 2007
I have had 2 of these fones in 4 week. I think this fone is great apart from I have had a few minor problems. The 1st one I had, the navigator scroll button broke-it wouldn;t click. I thought fair enough. I went and bought another and after 4 days. Exactly the same happened again. I am now going to but a sony ericson now. It is a good fone but easily breakable. Be warned!!!!
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Reviewed by caddie from england on 27th Feb 2007
pink rules and so does this phone
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Reviewed by kristina from mongolia on 26th Feb 2007
i like this phone much. the pink is so pretty. i think that samsung could have made it a slide open phone, rather than a twist open feature, because my twist feature is hard to work. but i do like it and it does have speakerphone...or atleast mine phone does.
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Reviewed by Banana from USA on 26th Feb 2007
well, what a mixed bag of comments! Most people are taking it to the extreme though. I always tell it as it is so here goes. I think the phone is absolutely fabulous looking! It takes a while to get used to because of the whole 2 row button thing, but doesn't every phone take a while to get used to? the memory space is really good and its quick and easy to add songs to it. I have to say that the volume is a bit disappointing but most people play their music full blast which wrecks your ears so I suppose there's an upside to the low volume. This phone is a flashy, tiny, modern, cute, gorgeous, music player phone and if that's what you're looking for then this is the phone for you! Just remember to take time to get used to it!! Give it a chance!!
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Reviewed by H from UK on 26th Feb 2007
this phone is actually easier to use than you would expect. I got mine around 3 months ago and its been really good apart from the fact that it doesn't have a flash. Nice design. I have a black one but after seeing a pink one on display in the shops i wished i'd gone for that.
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Reviewed by Anne from Denmark on 26th Feb 2007
Really nice and cool phone. (; I love the size - PERFECT for your pocket. :D
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Reviewed by sam from uk on 25th Feb 2007
This phone is really disapointing its just not as good as other samsung phones its just hard work and over priced .
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Reviewed by Doug` from england on 21st Feb 2007
this phone is stupid and hard and time consumung to use the button configureation is shockingly badly designed i am very disapointed with it :(
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Reviewed by Nissim Agami from Irael on 20th Feb 2007
I love this phone, exept for the fact in does NOT have speakerphone, although all website sais it does. exept for that its very nice phone.
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Reviewed by Shell from UK on 18th Feb 2007
Loving the Blush. small and stylish. loads of people comment on it. it's soooo pretty! has taken some time to get used to the position of the keys, indeed if i want to send a text quickly i have to do it off my other phone, that siad i am getting used to it... slowly! I am not convinced about the "click wheel", maybe its because i have had to back space soooo many times when texting to correct errors but the buttons to go left and down seem to be jammed even though the phone is what...about 20days old.. if that.. the wheel function is fine just the button part of it is playing up. In all honesty I don't really rate the music player either..but then I didn't get it for that. It has less features than my old samsung (think it was the E530) which had email, but again.. i didn't get this phone for that.. I got it purely based on its looks.. and I am more than happy with it for that reason. (5 stars for looks)
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Reviewed by Aaron from England on 16th Feb 2007
looked forward to receiving this but was immediately disappointed, the phone looks stylish but the usability is beyond belief. Here are the faults u should be aware of: > the screen is one of the smallest screens i have seen on a phone for a long time and gave me a headache after using it for more than 10 mins. > the 2 button row takes A LOT of getting used to. > the phone has no flash > the only thing you can do when the phone is 'shut' is play music...no other menu's available >very quiet ringtones and you can only have samsungs set tones as a message tone > user interface very basic > when shut the screen is upside down when someone rings you BUT...if your after a phone just for the looks and NOTHING else then choose this one!!
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Reviewed by rumie from england on 15th Feb 2007
well....my X830 got stolen the very next day after i got it.thank god for insurance! a few minor faults such as the volume, and considerably low battery life. the fone looks amazing but i found that the novelty wore off after a few days. overall a pretty good fone but nothing to rave about
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Reviewed by james from england on 10th Feb 2007
brill phone!! not hard to text with at all, yes a little quite but the rest of its features make up for this!!!!!
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Reviewed by Chris Rouxel from England on 10th Feb 2007
I was in the market for a new phone and was torn between this and a sony phone of the same price, I weight it up, as I do like to take photos and listen to music... so Sony probally would have been a better choice, but I carry enough gizmos and gadgets with me so my main priority was to make calls. With a generous 1GB memory I have a good selection of songs for the walk to work and nice photos of hi-jinx that e and freinds get up to, even some great videos with room to spare... I dont have a mojor beef with the phone, but the only thing I though would have been cool are some games that make use of the navigator button. That and a vibrating call feature would have been nice (if there is one I can't find it) Another reason that I went Samsung is that my missus has one and there is signal everywhere, anywhere, with top notch sound quality. I could have gone for a slim D900 or whatnot, but I have a tendancy to break delicate things and whilst this phone is not invinciable, it's chunky enough for me not to be scared of it. All in all a fanstatic PHONE. I know you can get all singing all dancing things, but lets face it, if it get nicked or broken, your big toy and all the stuff you have on it is gone. And like I said I have a Pretty good digital camera and a iBook I take every where with me anyways. (Yes I also party got this in white becuase it matches my mac) Brilliant device!
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester UK on 9th Feb 2007
QUESTION ? Whats the most important thing you need on a MOBILE ? To receive calls!!! This phones has the quietest ringtones ever....EVER i bought it sim free as a gift for my GF and she said to take it back once she had a play with it because although it looks great and textin aint that hard the volume sucks badly, she put it in her bad to see if you would miss calls and im sorry but it a moderately noisy environment you would never hear it so 5stars for looks but as its a mobile rating then sorry its a 1 .
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Reviewed by raf from trinidad west indies on 8th Feb 2007
thanks samsung, i bought a white x830 and it is soooo great, the text messaging is good don't mind what the critics say they don't know a good thing, i love my phone and would not trade it for any other brand or phone, thanks again my phone is great.
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Reviewed by Jane from chorley on 8th Feb 2007
i like this phone because it is the best in the world.
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Reviewed by Georga from England on 7th Feb 2007
WOW!
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Reviewed by tiff from pluto on 6th Feb 2007
small hard to use buttons in unfamiliar places and silly click navigator wheel too much to get the hang of!
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Reviewed by Tina from England on 6th Feb 2007
I upgraded with T-Mobile to this phone, as I loved the look of it and the ability to wear it around your neck - brilliant for security in this country. The phone looks lovely and has good features. I have been stopped by so many people since I got it a week ago and everybody loves its small design. I preferred the black one, as it looks soooooo cool. The reception is good, the text messaging is a lot easier than my last phone (Motorola V3i Razor)and even though it is small, I find it much easier to use. Fantastic!
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Reviewed by Louise from uk on 6th Feb 2007
Have just bought the blush on pay as you go, brilliant phone love it,Can someone please tell me about the games on the phone? i cant access any games or download any? apart from that i will give it 5 stars.
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Reviewed by Maximus from Canada on 5th Feb 2007
OK GUYS, FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE KEYBOARD AND THE WHEEL, YOU SHOULD OF TAKEN A LOOK AT THE PHONE FOR A HALF OF A SECOND BEFORE SPENDING 600 BUCKS ON THIS GORGEOUS DEVICE!
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Reviewed by tess from england on 3rd Feb 2007
got samsung blush 4 xmas and its absolutely amazing!!!!!HUGE internal memory and great camera. The clickwheel is really useful for navigation and has so many features. I have loads of mp3's and mp4's on there and its hardly taken up any memory.Really clear sound on mp3 player.I have pink one and I get compliments about it all the time!! everyone loves it. This is the ultimate girls phone and I would recommend it to any girly girl. The texting is a bit wierd 4 the first few days but u soon get used to it. Overall AMAZING PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by x.>Tasha<.x from England on 3rd Feb 2007
Does the keypad really break that easily or is it just with people with larger fingers? one of my friends has this phone and she absoloutley loves it and there is nothing wrong with it for her so i'm thinking of buying it my self. If you handle it with care and dont throw it around it shouldn't break should it? and the memory..well thats just WOW! i love it - its both for girls(pink)and boys(black)- well the colours are for you to decide aren't they, but there is quite a few colours to choose from..anyway.. it is a top phone totaly rockin the others that i've had before!:D go for it ppl!!
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Reviewed by jordan walpole from england on 3rd Feb 2007
i luv this phone it has style and memory im buying one so its got to be great my dad had the wheel control on his old phone it was brilliant i luv this phone and the price makes it a bargan it brilliant.wooooooo
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Reviewed by ella from wales on 2nd Feb 2007
i jus bought this phone n i think iits grt it dose evry think a phone need s 2 doo sooo ppl that wan 2 bye it i would if i was yoo x
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Reviewed by theoriginalsnowman from uk on 2nd Feb 2007
just down graded my 2mp sony K750i to this 1.3mp camera phone, so im not expecting the picture quality to be as good, and its not. the buttons are difficult, but after 2 weeks, im getting there, it's becoming easier. also, i would expect better earphones to come with it, upgrade them if you can. that's all the bad stuff... the thing with this phone is, it's achingly cool. it looks so good closed, so good opened, and the twisty bit in between is fantastic. the click wheel works well, and i find it a fun phone to use, also the edge technology to be great and helps me cheat in pub quizes with great effect. it seems better quality than my old k750i, with that stupid joystick that breaks all the time. whoever said that connecting to the internet is too easy and so on, is wrong, it wont connect when the phone is closed, fantastic. i love this phone, maybe the joy will wear off after a year, but when it comes to that, i'll want a new phone anyway. samsung, this is my first time with you, and im pleased. keep making cool phones. p.s. mine's the white one, very impressed.
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Reviewed by henry from U.S.A on 2nd Feb 2007
thi phone is poor had it for a day it cracshed five times in 30 minutes i dropped it on my bed, piked it up and the screen was craked. i hate samsung
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Reviewed by Alice from devon on 2nd Feb 2007
omg omg omg i got the new samusng blush nd its flipin briliant i luv it, it can hold about 250 songs its the best fone ive eva had the txting if gd ull learn hjow 2 do it ive had it 4 bout 1 wekk nd i can type pretty fast on it nd the person below is full of rubish coz u can take it everywhere my battery lasts for ages nd my earfone r brill the camra is brilliant so dnt dis lol and if u bought it just for da way it looked then y r u complaning nd samsung is a very gd make
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Reviewed by Gemma from Norfolk, UK on 1st Feb 2007
I've had the phone for a few days and its fantastic to look at ...... apart from that, i have to say it is a piece of trash! The centre wheel is made of tissue paper, texting is difficult, and i'm a textaholic, the MP3 is good if you could actually here the songs without having to put in the highly uncomfortable earphones, the camera would be great if it didn't take the photo hours after pressing the button and when you do finally get what you think is a half decent photo you can't see it on the screen, as its tiny, then on top of evrything else you can't take it anywhere, as it's constantly on charge, which is highly annoying as i only really bought coz it looked good! All in all a poor effort from Samsung! :-(
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Reviewed by dee from united kindom on 30th Jan 2007
this is a great phone with host of features, more importantly the music player which is advanced, it is very light in weight, easy to carry, however the only drawback is that u can only answer and make calls when the swivel is open, except when the headphones on. I like it because its small and easie to carry and the music sound is fantastic, though don't buy it for the camera which is only 1.3 megapixel.
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Reviewed by Debs from england on 29th Jan 2007
I GOT THIS PHONE AS A REPLACMENT ON THE INSURANCE FOR MY D500.AT FIRST I WASN'T VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE LOOKS,AS THE DAY WENT ON IT GREW ON ME.VERY SMALL AND PRACTICAL FOR TO PUT IN MY POCKET WHEN I'M AT WORK.MY TEENAGERS BOTH WANT THIS PHONE BECAUSE IT LOOKS "THE PART"LIKE AN IPOD WITH THE ROTATING WHEEL.BRILLIANT MEMORY.WHEN LISTENING TO THE MUSIC WITH NO HEADPHONES THE VOLUME ISNOT VERY LOUD,I CAN HARDLY HERE THE MUSIC WHEN I'M AT THE GYM.OVERALL GREAT LITTLR PHONE
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Reviewed by matthew from london, England on 29th Jan 2007
Good phone, exept for when you are texting it is a bit weird because you would be used to the normal phones. Appart from that a great phone with a nice mp3 player and a good camera, and just love the twisting up effect.
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Reviewed by amber from uk on 28th Jan 2007
its wkid
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Reviewed by Issibella from USA on 27th Jan 2007
This phone is a compact design but very easy to use!!!
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Reviewed by hel from england on 27th Jan 2007
i think this phone has lots of cool features...and big memory space... it might seem a bit strange to use at first, but u get used it it quickly (e.g. texting)...got mine about 2 months ago n theres nothing wrong with it at all...i wish i got a pink one though...
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Reviewed by Carlie from Uk on 26th Jan 2007
Fabulous!! Looks funky, it's very small and has great memory. Menu is easy to navigate and was surprised how simple it was to transfer music from the pc. Both music and call quality are great and battery lasts 2days on couple hours of usage per day and that's good enough for me. Go buy it:)))
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Reviewed by Alarna from England on 25th Jan 2007
What a let down! I saw this phone advertised on a busstop and decided to check it out on the net. It sounded good, plus it was pink!So convinced it ws great i bought it. It was packaged well i couldnt wait to open it and switch it on. I took it out and swithed it on whilst charging. I twisted it open. It Broke! I took it back the same day and got a Soy Ericsson k800!
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Reviewed by ferrah from england on 24th Jan 2007
i bought this phone today and i opend the box took it out and flicked it open and it broke staight away rubbish i reccommend the sony erricson w800i am going back 2 that 1.
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Reviewed by Smoovy from UK on 23rd Jan 2007
Fantastic phone.. now those wanting a phone packed full of gadgets and what not, its not for you. Its a compact MP3 playing phone with a half decent camera. You have one of these sitting next to your plate in a fancy restaurant and your gonna get people wondering what phone that is! Its so tiny, light and futuristic in design. it has a great talk time period, and will last days on standby. I have the white one, looks very much like an extended line of the iPods. Nice one Samsung! You won't get many complaints about this one.
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Reviewed by Rachel from UK on 22nd Jan 2007
I have to admit when i first seen this phone i thought it was great and considerd getting it but then my friend got it and a realised it was not all that it made out to be. as soon as a went in to the menu i was disappointed as it was bland and barley any colour the picture quality is okay thats if you dont mind your pictures being miniture sized!! I think the phone looks great and it was a great idea but they have a long way to go to get it perfect as its just to small and not practical!!
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Reviewed by Jan from England on 22nd Jan 2007
I got my Samsung X830 as a birthday present and WOW!!!!! what a fantastic little phone I LOVE it. I love the design and the memory as well. I like the way you can play music with or without the earphones so my partner and I can share the music stored in the phones huge memory. I'm so pleased with my phone it looks so neat and its also very compact. The two columns don't phase me at all and texting as well as phone calls are no problem at Its definately an outstanding phone. I am 100% satisfied with mine.
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Reviewed by Paulette from England on 21st Jan 2007
I love this phone! The call sound quality is the best I've ever had, and texting is easy once you get used to it. I was aware the keys were set out in 2 columns when I bought the phone, so moaning about it afterwards is silly! It's easier to get used to the key layout than it is to understand the, ahem, 'grammar' in some of the reviews on this page! The music player is great, with good sound quality, and up to now my phone has 140 tracks with barely a dent in the memory. The camera takes really clear pictures, and the bluetooth function is problem-free. I've no idea why so many have had problems with broken keys, click wheel, or short battery life, as mine has been fine on all counts. I guess it's not for you if you're really heavy handed, but why pay so much for something if you're going to throw it around? With normal use the battery needs charging only every 4 days or so, but using the music player a lot shortens it's life. That should be expected, and not treated as something to complain about. All in all, I've found this to be a brilliant little phone and wouldn't swap it for my partners N73, or my sons' W810. Top marks!!!!
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Reviewed by Denny from UK on 20th Jan 2007
Another great phone by samsung, best in the buisness~! I got a black one for myself and gf. Its great~ its packed with the usual hi-tech samsung features and a great design. I think the best swivel phone by far. I dont understand some of the negative comments put on here. THE PHONE IS BUILT FOR DESIGN!! thats top priority, U just cant say negatives things about this phone, i.e Keypad, if u dont like it, well ur stupid cus u bought it and saw what was comming duh, Clearly the keypad is designed around the phone! not the phone being designed by the Keypad. Anyway what more can I say? 1 GB MEMORY? well this phone kicks ass
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Reviewed by Jason from United Kingdom on 20th Jan 2007
Briliant Phone Whats With All The Bad Comments some of us like it some dont , simple isnt it just dont buy the phone to all you ppl who are considering buy it only one answer GO FOR IT the music or rintones may nt be very loud and camara is not all that good but if like me , go for phones for luks then this is the right phone for you !
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Reviewed by Nicky from UK on 19th Jan 2007
Sister got one of these cos it was small and pink.she had it for 3days and returned it 2orange cos it took her 10mins to send a txt due to the terribly designed keys.also connects to wap to freely! orange network - what a nightmare! say no more.also pink nothing like dummy phone-so disapointed all round.
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Reviewed by RaZgriZ from England on 17th Jan 2007
Bought this phone for my missus for xmas and I must say if you buy the Pink "Blush" version from Orange you will discover its the perfect accessory for your lady.Relatively easy to use (If a little unusual at first) But it soon becomes second nature. The features are first class,with intuative menus and a decent specification list including a good camera and excellant mp3 player. The only real concern is the ringtones which are EXTREMELY quiet, easily missed calls when in a crowded/noisy place. Also more frustratingly is the message alerts which only the preset sounds can be used and not any mp3's or downloaded sounds, all of which can barely be heard because they consist of pathetic "plinky plinky plinks". But apart from that, the ladies will like it. Chaps you will have to buy the black one.Cheeeoooo
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Reviewed by Jen from England on 15th Jan 2007
I got this phone in december, the battery life isnt that bad, it depends on how often you use it. Obviously if you're using it to listen to alot of music then its going to run out quickly. I receive alot of attention from many people on how great it looks. I found it hard at first to get used to the smallness of the keypad but like anything, i adjusted to it! only took me a few days. I dont understand why people're saying it will break because ive had no problems with mine. The 1gb memory is great and the pictures are really clear. An mp3 player, camera and phone rolled into one, definately great for the money. oh and you can look at your pictures.. you just zoom in by using the buttons at the side of the phone. Ive also found ringing people not a problem at all. oh and to everyone saying the ringtones etc arent loud enough, what is that about? you can change the volume..and it comes with headphones. One problem i have with the phone however is that the click wheel shows nail marks easily, especially since mine is in white.
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Reviewed by BETHANY from engalnd on 15th Jan 2007
dont get it,,its so small nhard 2text ucant evenc yapics coz its that small ncoz there are only 2 coloms it hard toget used 2 texin
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Reviewed by REIDY from ENGLAND on 14th Jan 2007
REALLY POOR. LOOKS GREAT BUT NO ONE WILL SEE IT BECAUSE IT WILL BE PLUGGED TO THE WALL MOST OF THE TIME RE-CHARGING. BATTERY LIFE IS RUBBISH. CAMERA HAS NO FLASH. SCREEN TO SMALL AND THE BUTTONS BREAK QUICKLY. DONT BOTHER TEXTING BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER MASTER THE KEY SET UP. GOOD LUCK IF YOU BUY IT, YOU WILL NEED IT.
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Reviewed by K from Doncaster on 14th Jan 2007
Just bought this phone in pink and i absolutly love it for the style and features. and for those of u who are leaving bad comments theres a phone out there for everyone and depending on what u want a mobile for you get one to suit ur needs so stop putting other people down for there choices and be glad theres such a range of choice to meet everyones needs.
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Reviewed by kate from England on 14th Jan 2007
I got this fone a few weeks ago and i love it! i previously had the nokia n73 and found that it had too many features and though the camera is 3.2 megapixels i have a digital camera so hardly ever used it!it was not worth the money!i decided to opt for a more simple and better looking phone as that is all i want from a phone, good looks and the ability to text and call people!!it takes a maximum of a week 2 get used 2 the buttons and the memory is an added bonus 4 music!i have it in black and i love it!!!!definately worth £150!
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Reviewed by shya vincent from St.Lucia on 13th Jan 2007
this is a very sleek and precious phone to me i love it especially when i answer calls in class thank you
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Reviewed by Bethany from SCOTLAND on 13th Jan 2007
Love this phone . definately worth the money =)
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Reviewed by Aaron jungit from USA-Maryland on 12th Jan 2007
phones arent just for for flimssiness you know! This phone is pathetic, it will just break in 2 hours and bang goes 300 pounds. get a cool but firm phone like da nokia 5200 or da samsung E370. Come on guys, be realistic!
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Reviewed by Erin Patricia from UK on 12th Jan 2007
i got this phone in pink and i luv it!!! it is a total girls fone and looks fab to have. the 1gb memory if brilliant for all ur songs and pictures!!! the camera is ok bt nt the best, bt for a fone with a gig memory it is ok. it is hard to get use to to text and call ppl as of the two numbers on a line bt it only took me a week or so to get use to it and now i absolutly adore this phone, jadore samsung blush!! the best music player fone out!! its small and compact and very light weight!!!
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Reviewed by ctima from france on 11th Jan 2007
the worst mobile ever [Editor's comment: ctima, why not help people out by explaining why?]
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on 10th Jan 2007
Dowie clearly doesn't know what he is talking about. How is 1gb internal memory poor?!? I've had this phone 1wk. Yes texting is more dificult but not that bad. Music player is great. If you are in the market for a tiny music phone, this is it, if not look elsewhere
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Reviewed by CHRIS patterson from england on 9th Jan 2007
I LOVE IT GOT IT IN PINK AND IT'S FAB GORGEOUS BUTTONS AND SWIVAL SCREEN LOOKS JUST LIKE AN I-POD LOADS OF MEMORY AND GOOD BATTERY THE SEXIEST PHONE I HAVE EVER HAD EVERYONE WHO LOVES MUSIC BUT ISN'T THAT BOTHERED ABOUT THE CAMERA SHOULD HAVE ONE IT'S BEAUTIFUL
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Reviewed by katie from England on 9th Jan 2007
Ok just look at it! It looks like at tv control if u want style go and have a look at the new sony ericsson w950i now!
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Reviewed by mitchy from enland on 9th Jan 2007
good phone better than e900 good memory and sound quality but lacks the x factor with the camera but all in all lush :)
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Reviewed by ALEXIS from AUSTRALIA on 9th Jan 2007
I bought this phone a few weeks ago and really, it's not worth anything. Very stylish and hip but it's not worth the money. So many faults with this phone: 1) A phone that is also an MP3 player, it's supposed to be loud. The tones are not loud at all. 2) The screen is so small. I find it hard to see as the phone is all pushed together like an iPod. 3) The buttons are way too small. Too bad if you have big fingers!!!! 4) The camera quality is poor. 5) The disk in the middle of the phone is a peice of rubbish. It is always wobbly and is probably on the verge of coming off. 6) Texting people on this phone is a NIGHTMARE! It's so difficult! Do not get this phone if you are a TXT MANIAC...like me =P 7) The numbers going down in twos. What's up with that? I know the phone is supposed to be and look cool but really, it's so difficult to get used to when ALL NORMAL phones are in threes! I would save yourself the STUPID amount of money this phone costs, and buy a Nokia or Sony Ericsson. They are MUCH better!
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Reviewed by Clive Evans from United KIndom on 9th Jan 2007
I think the Samsung X830 is one of the best phones on the market, as im a business man i have alot of phones and i would say the X830 is the best so far. If you are luuking for a good phone u must pick this one. The price mite be a bit but it is worth it.
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Reviewed by Dowie from Northern Ireland on 8th Jan 2007
The phone looks nice, but looks are deceiving. Has hardly any features, cameras not up to standard, the internal memory is poor, buttons are tiny. This phone is just a gimmik, be warned
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Reviewed by sammy d from ireland on 6th Jan 2007
this phone is a great phone it is so small and yet looks great!! although it can be a bit of a bad phone because the ring tones are not that loud and the screen is a bit toooooooooo small but overall i think its a good phone!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by laura from uk on 6th Jan 2007
i love this phone it's amazing! it took a bit to get used to texting on it becaue of the buttons but it didn't take all that long. i like the i-podish navigator and it's so pretty. camera isn't all that good and it isn't very loud but otherwise its really nice phone
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Reviewed by amber from u.k on 5th Jan 2007
i tink dis phone is wikid yeh it take a while to gt used to to txt on n stuff but that is wat u hve to out up wiv on a trendy phone my color hasnt faded n u obviously didnt treat it well cuz no1 elses has broke i aint bein nasty bt dat is wat it sound like! i love it yeh kk the mp3 aint dat loud bt wat r headphones for but if ya h8 head phones like me at least u hve the choice nt to put them in ya ear wich some hones dnt have!
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Reviewed by Diane from England on 2nd Jan 2007
Was so dissapointed with this phone, normaly i cant fault Samsung phones.This one is a piece of junk, i wouldn waste your money buying it! I have had it for a month and the disc in the middle has broke and also the colour has worn away. Its suppose to be a MP3 player, music and ring tones are not very loud. Its a nightmare to txt on. Worst phone i have ever had!
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Reviewed by david from u.k. on 1st Jan 2007
i purchased this phone as a replacement for my sony ericcson k750i.and i wasnt disappointed. it takes a little getting used to with the key layout being in twos as opposed to threes which can make texting a novel experience. but like anything else you get used to it. the memory capacity is huge and the sound clarity is exceptional.the ipod style navigator is pretty easy to use as well and all in all its just that something a little different that stands out from the crowd. the only down side is that the camera is only 1.3 mega pixel but i guess if you want exceptional photos by a digital camera. the battery life is ok to..well done samsung
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Reviewed by laura from england on 26th Dec 2006
brilliant little phone good camra and is amazing for storing songs it is a brilliant phone and was worth the money and i am very happy with it
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Reviewed by Harry from UK on 26th Dec 2006
Great little phone. I had a Sony Ericsson W810i and couldn't wait to get rid of it for something that actually worked. Unlike the Sony the Samsung actually works as a phone, you can hear what people are saying and it doesn't lock up when you want to make a call. It is awkward to get used to but if you don't have the capacity to adapt then maybe you shouldn't be using technology as advanced as a mobile phone. If you want a phone that actually works, plays mp3's and has a camera for occasional use but don't like the bulky size of the competition then this could be the phone for you.
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Reviewed by Rajeev Vardhi from India on 26th Dec 2006
Its an outstanding phone; both design-wise and performance-wise. Its massive memory and awesome music player are its outstanding features. I liked the design very much and am sure you will love it too. Yeah I can say that its a 'little' difficult to use in the beginning, but got used to it real quick. The sound clarity on calls and music is crystal clear as other Samsung mobiles. Max stars for this innovation!!!!!
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Reviewed by g-man from czech republic on 25th Dec 2006
awesome phone. v. stylish an the built in mp3 player actually has decent memory for once. the white and pink versions are probably the most awful ideas ever but the black one looks smart. the keypad is just different ok mark? its only 2 buttons wide coz the phone is so thin. its still fairly standard not like the nokia 3650 which had a circular keypad. it loses a star because there are still better phones out there and its over priced.
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Reviewed by bigglesworth from England on 24th Dec 2006
Fantastic phone, would have been acceptable without a camera but they have put one in there which is a bonus which makes it even better. Initially it is difficult to use but like all phones you get used to it. The 1Gb memory is a massive amount compared to its competitors of similar price, making it a top quality MP3 player. The sound quality throught the headphones is is one of the best around and the scroll wheel not only looks good but is useful for navigation. Do not buy if you have big fat clumsy thumbs as everything about this phone is small and needs a little extra patience. Only problems with this phone, is the loudspeaker, but again this is due to the size of the phone (which I wouldnt sacrifice for a better loudspeaker). Considering it's size you cannot expect all the bells and whistles that the Samsung E900 has, but for the price and the stylish look, this phone is worth every penny. One thing I have noticed with my white model is that guys surpirsingly dont like it, most still preffering the boring candy bar shapes (wheres the innovation) but girls love it, however I wouldnt say this is a girls phone, despite Samsung targeting them with the rather tacky looking pink "blush" model.
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Reviewed by steven from uk on 21st Dec 2006
The phone is ace. The keypad i will admit takes some getting used to but its fine after a bit of texting. The camera isnt as good as other phone but other phones dont have as good as memory as this piece of kit. i have it in black which is a nice classy colour in this model, (a pest for fingerprints on the back). if you like having your music on the go and dont have an ipod go for this. very nice phone.
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Reviewed by SHARON from UK - SCOTLAND on 18th Dec 2006
ITS REALLY GOOD! BUT THE CAMERA IS CR4P! BU TH3 MEMORY IS OUTSTANDIN!
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Reviewed by mark from uk on 17th Dec 2006
flippin eck, what a piece of trailer trash. my gf bought me this phone for my bday and i had to be nice and say thanks n all that, but its so awful. the functions are virtually nil. and the keys? what retard designed it? i cant get used to the 1-2, 3-4 etc. going down, its just too hard for my simple mind! needless to say, i dumped the girl!
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Reviewed by me from lapland on 14th Dec 2006
its an ipod not a phone get the se w850i if u want 3g oh yeah go for 3 they r the best.good if u like music but just not for me.I NEED A 3MP camera!!!!!!!
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